Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for your patience. This channel has grown so rapidly that it is difficult for me to respond to all the comments. Rest assured, I will continue to attempt to respond to a majority of the comments when I have the opportunity. I have the business to run, family time, spiritual time, and videos to work on. I am grateful for everyone's support and appreciate your interaction. All of your comments are read even though I may not respond immediately. Let's keep it growing and I will keep it going! God bless.
Ron I would love to see more video using the arrow board on traffic control at night and during the day to see how people are reacting to the board when the Police are not present...
It always makes me smile when I see how clean and well organized all your trucks seem to be. It shows how much you put in to being a consummate professional.
Now I have seen this same bus #2 towed twice but in 2 different videos. This is the second time this bus has broken down. Another awesome job by Ron's team.
Ron... I never thought that watching tow trucks would be so much fun and quite interesting. After about the third one I watched, I subscribed. Glad you have an emergency vehicle status, even though the reds and blues are still ignored on the freeway- except by professional drivers. Glad to see you keep upgrading any device that can maybe keep you alive out there. Living is good... Bless you...
"And thank you for watching" Ron, there is no reason to thank us, like somce my dad doesn't video when he does his tows, it always nice to watch a fellow tow brother's towing adventure and also see what carp y'all go through and especially in Missouri nobody pays attention to their surroundings so I have a t-shirt idea for if u decide to release merchandise. It should be bright yellow with reflective strips on the sleeves, and on the front it should say we bust ours to save yours and on the back it should say slow down move over.
Ron, I think you must have been a traffic cop in a former life. You did a great job blocking traffic for Talon to get in position. I was worried about the school representative getting hit. He was not paying attention to traffic moving behind him. I would have asked him to stand on the other side or sit in the truck or bus. I like the arrow, and agree with others saying it's hard to see in the daylight. Thanks for the video. Great job as always.
Mr Ron Pratt I enjoy watching your videos and how polite and professional you are and you have very nice and clean trucks . I will be starting this Friday with a towing and recovery company and you videos are definitely going help me learn more about the towing and recovery world . thank you and god bless.
Wow! A great "hook it and book it." That traffic is scary, though. Prayers for the safety of your whole crew -- people just need to slow down and heed what's going on. . . !!!!!
Love the arrow board! Excellent idea. Watching you and your crew deal with traffic sometimes speeds up my heartbeat! Some people just do not pay attention, and learning about the "kill zone" made me realize, yet again, what a dangerous job you have. I've learned a lot from watching your videos, and the most important is, slow down and move over! Thank you again for sharing your life with us. God Speed, meaning God be with you as you go forth into battle.
Nice job. Back in my day my boss had a contract with State of NJ. We Did handicap school buses. A Rear locked up on a bus out on a highway. We got out there and had to help transport handicap wheel chaired kids to a new bus on a highway. Good times. Really enjoy your videos.
It does amaze me how day to day drivers always steer towards you. No matter how many warnings you give them. There should be a national attempted and or manslaughter laws for interfering with or causing harm to first response crews. And if you think tow and recovery drivers are not first responders or at risk. I invite you to come try it as a vehicle zooms by you within a few inches.
We're in Illinois near St. Louis for eclipse watching Monday and I wish we had time to stop in and say hello. What you do in your line of work is very much appreciated by those of us who understand.
I once worked with a crew in Texas changing out cobrahead street lights to LEDs and I was in one of the TMA trucks with a very large, very bright arrow board on the back pointing traffic away from the work sites, but such is life, some people just can't seem to process that it wasn't there for decoration and a lady hit one of the other guys trucks as a result. Thankfully the fold-down crash barrier did its job and there were no injuries, but it could have been avoided had she not been on her phone while driving! This is why there is such an extreme push to enforce laws against distracted driving. It kills! I have nothing but respect for your attention to detail and your safety conscious professionalism Ron. Keep up the good work.
Ron I like your post I enjoy them very much I appreciate the job you guy's do and I wish people would pay attention more to you when you're out no the road like you are be safe and be careful Ron and tell the rest of them to do the same thing take care .
Hi Ron just watch your videos on moving the monument, very interesting and very well done. I think I have watch almost all your videos , your workmanship is so superior to anything I have watched. Now watching other wrecker operators is really sub par. Even my wife is watching them. Good luck and may god be with you.
Talon's getting quicker! Heckuva good job! About 12 years ago, I had a High School friend get really "Messed Up" when he was towing a trailer, and his truck broke down. A car ran into his trailer, when he was between the trailer and his pickup. He ended up needing a walker. He died about 4 years ago, because of the injuries.
Thank you, Talon reads all the comments as well and I'm sure will appreciate that. I am so sorry about your friend. It happens all too often and it is so unnecessary. God bless.
Ron, the Traffic Director did its' job despite the fact that many drivers still don't pay attention to warning signs. Just one more attention getter as to traffic control. I thought that it would have been a little brighter. Best from the North Country of NH.
FYI. As a transit bus driver in Toronto, Canada. I can say that people don't pay attention even if you verbally give them instructions/directions. Lack of common sense these days.
I love your videos Ron it brings back memory's for me , I would recommend though all hook up essentials and frequently used stuff , cones , straps ... etc. be on a passenger side tool box preferably a high one that will open next to a highway rail , I always felt safer that way back in the day , thanks for these videos I can not get enough watching them .
Hey Ron, thanks for another great video. As I told you before those school buses are all near & dear to my heart. I drove them accident-free 10 years+. I look forward to all your future videos.
So Ron I just want to say, you really inspired me. I have always kind of wanted to drive a tow truck. I have experience in auto mechanics, and in dealing with customers. After watching your videos, I got really inspired, and I sent a ton of applications. Finally, I'm pretty much have a job working at AAA, doing road side assistance. Hopefully at some point in the future that can turn into driving a tow truck for the them. I really appreciate everything you do, and I cant wait to one day call my self tow truck driver, just like you :)>
ron I'm 13 yrs old from greenville mississippi me and my have a towing business and I understand the hard work u go thru I have been thru turnovers to loading helicopters and I learned a lot from you
A friend's daughter attended an alternative high school in Minnesota where each teacher drives a school bus as well, transporting their own homeroom students both ways each day.
Very good and safe pickup, good to see Talon working with confidence and safety. Having another recovery truck as a blocker was a good idea Ron. I liked the time lapse again, from the flatbed Dash cam. God Bless Talon & Ron.
I think you could do with some black backing behind the arrow Board just to make it that much more visable during daylight, have it on like a hinged so you could fold the backing down when its not in use to reduce drag when driving.
Cut an arrow shape to match the lights but about 4x wider than the light bar itself in a perforated metal (mega pasta strainer) painted black. Gives the lights a contrasting background and should make them stand out more, without drastically increasing drag (especially if you can curve the metal to deflect air somewhat)
When Talon pulled in to back up to the bus, you waved him to pull up more to get his butt over further before backing up. I was telling my computer "not yet Talon, pull up some more and get your butt over". Dang kids anyhow. LOL. He still got it done though. Great job, men. Wow, that was quick too. There's no way I could get a crane loaded that fast on the low bed.
Talon is doing great. We make a good team. He rode with me for 5 years until he got old enough to drive on his own, so we kinda know what the other is doing.....lol Thank you very much. God bless.
Hi Ron: Got several questions but wanted to say this first. As a former heavy duty wrecker driver I want to compliment you on your videos, knowledge, and the way you narrate your videos. You are the only one I watch on youtube. Now for the questions. Are you the only wrecker company in your area? If not, are you on a call rotation? How far do you cover police calls from your home base? How far away from you is another heavy duty wrecker company? Have you ever had to call another heavy duty wrecker from another company to assist you in a recovery situation? If you had the money to purchase more wreckers what would your choice be? By choice I mean like another rotater, rollback, or another one like your Peterbilt? Your new arrow stick looks great. If I may suggest, is to figure out a way for a magnet mount arrow stick that could be set up on the wheel lift or something to tie down on the end of the bed of your rollback. That way it would be lower and in better eyesight for cars. Again I really like your videos and look forward to more. God Bless you and your family and all your employees. Be safe.
I understand what thought prosses is with cones and traffic signs. I'm being taught the same for long term high risk recoverys but for short throw and goes like this video my boss says the longer I stand on the road the higher the chance of being hit is. I guess my opinion is the more time spent with cones ect putting your self in traffic ups the risk of a accident
Another top-notch job by the crew at Midwest Truck! Ron, your videos are easily some of the best out there. Keep up the good work and stay safe out there on the roads.
That arrow board is a nice improvement. Other than a dark backing like others have mentioned, the other suggestion I would have to help you stay safe out there is a portable sign you can leave on the road a bit in advance of a scene to give drivers an advance warning, like this one: www.thefirestore.com/store/product.aspx/productId/31659/Dicke-Fold-Roll-Fluorescent-Pink-Emergency-Traffic-System-Accident-Ahead-Sign/
Another great recovery Ron. Nice big arrow on new board, & seen several car come right up to back of truck.... I guess if they did not see the big tow truck & flashing lights sitting there, how were we to expect them to see the arrow... Very dangerous with the other drivers so close.
like others have said, you should have some sort of backing board behind that arrow, it's very hard to see otherwise, it gets washed out in the daylight
You/ve probably addressed this by now, but a small 3" flat black border on the arrow board makes a HUGE difference, similar to what they put around all traffic lights.
A true professionals. The Holy Spirit rides with Ron and Crew. No matter the danger from drivers who refuse to follow safety rules and put first responders at risk. Midwest Truck shows the rest of the industry how to do it when Jesus is at your side.
Nicely done, Talon almost beat you to it. By the time you had set all the cones out he was almost ready to roll. Guess there will be a new modification to the roll back. A piece of pipe welded to the side to hold the stop/go sign while your hands are busy.
You can buy fold up saw horses and small construction barriers cheaply these days, you could fit signs and lights to a couple of those to deploy at the scene .
Hello Ron. Nice Setup the yellow arrow I love it just you can't see it to well. Is there a way you guy can do it like DOT does just a little step up. with a flat black fold able board behind it you can make it much more visable so when on scene you just pop it up with a 12V motor pulling a cable. This way the Yellow Arrow would really stand out from anything behind even when sunlight is behind it. Anyhow great job keep up the great work.
Your current traffic control method works wonders! But I still think getting a police vehicle fresh out of service (Governor reinstalled for safety and ?legal? reasons) - light bars, sirens, computer mount and all - would be an excellent addition to your fleet. You could print out customers' invoices right from the car, you'd have cherries, berries, and sirens ready and available for when you'd need it. And with the lights and sirens running, your company could easily make a quick response to most situations to assess (Or to respond to a request for traffic control). Just a few more ideas from me, Ron. God Bless you and your family. A very special shout out to those in your profession; Busy traffic and waiting to pull onto the road, rollback stopped up traffic for me to get through. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS
Thank you my friend for the wonderful suggestions. The arrow board is a step in the right direction and we are still working on research to determine what kind, type and size vehicle might work best for us for traffic management. I like your idea and will definitely look into that. Thank you for always taking the time to comment and uplift. God bless.
A potentially low-cost option could also be an impact attenuator on one of your rollbacks, with its wheel lift lowered and set in place (I hope I'm using the right term!) to further anchor it. I'd say you should put one on the rotator, but with all the weight that thing can lift, I don't think anything short of a tractor trailer is going to uproot it! May our Lord Bless you and Keep you safe.
Ron, weld some short pipe sleeves on the outside of the roll back side rails to drop the stop sign handle into. That would be better than sticking it into the top of a cone.
That seems to be the general consensus. I will have to look into that. We threw this up quickly to get it in use. I promise you that it is VERY bright, even though it doesn't appear to be so through the eye of the camera. Thanks, friend. God bless.
Great job as usual Ron, please ask Ethan to forgive me for not wishing him a belated happy birthday last week. Happy birthday Ethan, God bless you and you family
Great communication Awesome traffic control Safety of the kids was handled very well A “slow down, Move Over sign would have gotten more people’s attention. Great job by talon for hookin and bookin The school administrator should have been kept near the guard rail instead of in the ‘kill zone’ but great job nonetheless.
another fantastic job and I am not surprised really and I appreciate what you do for your community. also do you know what song you are using for your intro. I play trumpet and it's a really sick song. anyway thank you and God bless.
Hey Rotator Ron Thanks for another great vid! Seeing you inside the school bus made me wonder... where you a good boy when you rode the school bus or did you ever get in trouble????
Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for your patience. This channel has grown so rapidly that it is difficult for me to respond to all the comments. Rest assured, I will continue to attempt to respond to a majority of the comments when I have the opportunity. I have the business to run, family time, spiritual time, and videos to work on. I am grateful for everyone's support and appreciate your interaction. All of your comments are read even though I may not respond immediately. Let's keep it growing and I will keep it going! God bless.
Ron Pratt god bless you too
Ron Pratt what is snother wrecker channel you would recommend
Ron Pratt god bless, keep up the awesome work, your videos are absolutely amazing
Ron I would love to see more video using the arrow board on traffic control at night and during the day to see how people are reacting to the board when the Police are not present...
Ron Pratt
It always makes me smile when I see how clean and well organized all your trucks seem to be. It shows how much you put in to being a consummate professional.
Now I have seen this same bus #2 towed twice but in 2 different videos.
This is the second time this bus has broken down.
Another awesome job by Ron's team.
Ron... I never thought that watching tow trucks would be so much fun and quite interesting. After about the third one I watched, I subscribed. Glad you have an emergency vehicle status, even though the reds and blues are still ignored on the freeway- except by professional drivers. Glad to see you keep upgrading any device that can maybe keep you alive out there. Living is good... Bless you...
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Such a professional outfit, you can see the respect the emergency services and the wider community have for Ron and Midwest Truck. Pleasure to watch
"And thank you for watching" Ron, there is no reason to thank us, like somce my dad doesn't video when he does his tows, it always nice to watch a fellow tow brother's towing adventure and also see what carp y'all go through and especially in Missouri nobody pays attention to their surroundings so I have a t-shirt idea for if u decide to release merchandise. It should be bright yellow with reflective strips on the sleeves, and on the front it should say we bust ours to save yours and on the back it should say slow down move over.
Absolutely LOVE the shirt idea!!!!
I agree with you brother
Ron, I think you must have been a traffic cop in a former life. You did a great job blocking traffic for Talon to get in position. I was worried about the school representative getting hit. He was not paying attention to traffic moving behind him. I would have asked him to stand on the other side or sit in the truck or bus. I like the arrow, and agree with others saying it's hard to see in the daylight. Thanks for the video. Great job as always.
Mr Ron Pratt I enjoy watching your videos and how polite and professional you are and you have very nice and clean trucks . I will be starting this Friday with a towing and recovery company and you videos are definitely going help me learn more about the towing and recovery world . thank you and god bless.
Wow! A great "hook it and book it." That traffic is scary, though. Prayers for the safety of your whole crew -- people just need to slow down and heed what's going on. . . !!!!!
Dang! Talon scooped the bus up in no time! Awesome team work y'all!
Love the arrow sign. Now with that black backdrop it's going to be impossible to miss.
Safety first!
Another great job done by you Ron and Talon.
you need that SLOW...STOP sign with all your work on a busy road to warn people to SLOW down...a great job done as always....
Ron gets to be crossing guard for the day
steve brady ya ya ha
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Love the arrow board! Excellent idea. Watching you and your crew deal with traffic sometimes speeds up my heartbeat! Some people just do not pay attention, and learning about the "kill zone" made me realize, yet again, what a dangerous job you have. I've learned a lot from watching your videos, and the most important is, slow down and move over! Thank you again for sharing your life with us. God Speed, meaning God be with you as you go forth into battle.
I am so glad you find the channel interesting and humbled that the videos have taught you things. Thank you for watching and God bless.
Its awesome seeing talon who you mentored now running a nice rig out there
Nice job. Back in my day my boss had a contract with State of NJ. We Did handicap school buses. A Rear locked up on a bus out on a highway. We got out there and had to help transport handicap wheel chaired kids to a new bus on a highway. Good times.
Really enjoy your videos.
Like the new arrow board. Noticed it right a way. No matter how big, bright you make it there will those folks who will still miss it.
It does amaze me how day to day drivers always steer towards you. No matter how many warnings you give them.
There should be a national attempted and or manslaughter laws for interfering with or causing harm to first response crews.
And if you think tow and recovery drivers are not first responders or at risk. I invite you to come try it as a vehicle zooms by you within a few inches.
We're in Illinois near St. Louis for eclipse watching Monday and I wish we had time to stop in and say hello. What you do in your line of work is very much appreciated by those of us who understand.
I once worked with a crew in Texas changing out cobrahead street lights to LEDs and I was in one of the TMA trucks with a very large, very bright arrow board on the back pointing traffic away from the work sites, but such is life, some people just can't seem to process that it wasn't there for decoration and a lady hit one of the other guys trucks as a result. Thankfully the fold-down crash barrier did its job and there were no injuries, but it could have been avoided had she not been on her phone while driving! This is why there is such an extreme push to enforce laws against distracted driving. It kills! I have nothing but respect for your attention to detail and your safety conscious professionalism Ron. Keep up the good work.
7 minutes to from stop to gone. Outstanding work!
Good clean safe tow despite the traffic. Thanks for posting.
Ron I like your post I enjoy them very much I appreciate the job you guy's do and I wish people would pay attention more to you when you're out no the road like you are be safe and be careful Ron and tell the rest of them to do the same thing take care .
Thank you and I will pass along the message. God bless.
Professional work as alway, from both of You and from Talon! Glad everyone was safe! It was pretty quick!
Thank you and God bless.
God bless!
I just love how you and talon work together
Hi Ron just watch your videos on moving the monument, very interesting and very well done. I think I have watch almost all your videos , your workmanship is so superior to anything I have watched. Now watching other wrecker operators is really sub par. Even my wife is watching them. Good luck and may god be with you.
Another great morning coffee with Ron and Talon. Super job you two. God Bless.
Thank you and God bless.
Fast, safe, professional and clean. Nice job Mr. Pratt. You and Talon and the rest of Midwest truck are the best in the business.
Thank you very much. God bless.
Talon's getting quicker! Heckuva good job! About 12 years ago, I had a High School friend get really "Messed Up" when he was towing a trailer, and his truck broke down. A car ran into his trailer, when he was between the trailer and his pickup. He ended up needing a walker. He died about 4 years ago, because of the injuries.
Thank you, Talon reads all the comments as well and I'm sure will appreciate that. I am so sorry about your friend. It happens all too often and it is so unnecessary. God bless.
Ron, the Traffic Director did its' job despite the fact that many drivers still don't pay attention to warning signs. Just one more attention getter as to traffic control. I thought that it would have been a little brighter. Best from the North Country of NH.
FYI. As a transit bus driver in Toronto, Canada. I can say that people don't pay attention even if you verbally give them instructions/directions. Lack of common sense these days.
I love your videos Ron it brings back memory's for me , I would recommend though all hook up essentials and frequently used stuff , cones , straps ... etc. be on a passenger side tool box preferably a high one that will open next to a highway rail , I always felt safer that way back in the day , thanks for these videos I can not get enough watching them .
Love the video, Dad! You and Talon most definitely make a great team and can kick butt on time. Lol
;-) Yes we do. Thanks babe.
Ron Pratt love you!
Hey Ron, thanks for another great video. As I told you before those school buses are all near & dear to my heart. I drove them accident-free 10 years+. I look forward to all your future videos.
Glad you enjoyed it. God bless.
Great Job Talon. You are fast. Also great backing and getting into place. Light Bar looked great
So Ron I just want to say, you really inspired me. I have always kind of wanted to drive a tow truck. I have experience in auto mechanics, and in dealing with customers. After watching your videos, I got really inspired, and I sent a ton of applications. Finally, I'm pretty much have a job working at AAA, doing road side assistance. Hopefully at some point in the future that can turn into driving a tow truck for the them. I really appreciate everything you do, and I cant wait to one day call my self tow truck driver, just like you :)>
Best of luck to you. Work hard, learn well, and always watch your back on the roadway. God bless.
ron I'm 13 yrs old from greenville mississippi me and my have a towing business and I understand the hard work u go thru I have been thru turnovers to loading helicopters and I learned a lot from you
Great, I am so glad you have an interest in the profession. Learn all you can and always put safety first. Best wishes. God bless.
3:20 Wow the school bus drivers in Missouri sure do dress up. I don't think I ever had a school bus driver who wore a necktie.
Max Zomboni that was not a bus driver and in Mehlville mo they do not dress up
The bus drivers are actually the staff at school doing extra duty.
A friend's daughter attended an alternative high school in Minnesota where each teacher drives a school bus as well, transporting their own homeroom students both ways each day.
Not at every school. At mine we have a seperate bus company that does everything.
Max Zomboni I think the guy in the shirt and tie was supervisor of transportation or director of transportation.
I like that you do different things like the semi tow, rollback and traffic advisory.
Love the Arrow Board that will work now all you need is a MOVE OVER DARN IT sign.
Stay safe my Brother!!!!!
That new light board is awesome, too bad more drivers don't pay attention to what you're doing...
Great video again Ron , be safe out there !!
Thanks for watching and God bless.
I like the new arrow board. I have not seen one just like that before. Good work as usual.
Thank you and God bless.
Very good and safe pickup, good to see Talon working with confidence and safety. Having another recovery truck as a blocker was a good idea Ron. I liked the time lapse again, from the flatbed Dash cam. God Bless Talon & Ron.
Thanks and so glad you enjoyed it. God bless.
I like how you show us how to be a tow trucker
I love that ending and the new dash cam. ☺
Now that is some mighty fine team work. So fast the video was too short!
Thanks very much. Sorry if it was too short. Thanks for watching and God bless.
Didn't see any towels / You and Talon make a good recovery teem. Good synchronizing the trucks, And as always thanks fer taking us along, God Bless.
I know TEAM...... Typo.
Outstanding video, great professionalism. Thanks Ron. My school district (Fairfax County Public Schools) has 2000 school buses on the road each day!
Thank you and have a safe school year.. LOL God bless.
I think you could do with some black backing behind the arrow Board just to make it that much more visable during daylight, have it on like a hinged so you could fold the backing down when its not in use to reduce drag when driving.
AMEN!!!!!!!!!!
Someone else has suggested this also. I will certainly look into that. Thank you. God bless.
Ron Pratt
Cut an arrow shape to match the lights but about 4x wider than the light bar itself in a perforated metal (mega pasta strainer) painted black. Gives the lights a contrasting background and should make them stand out more, without drastically increasing drag (especially if you can curve the metal to deflect air somewhat)
When Talon pulled in to back up to the bus, you waved him to pull up more to get his butt over further before backing up. I was telling my computer "not yet Talon, pull up some more and get your butt over". Dang kids anyhow. LOL. He still got it done though. Great job, men. Wow, that was quick too. There's no way I could get a crane loaded that fast on the low bed.
Talon is doing great. We make a good team. He rode with me for 5 years until he got old enough to drive on his own, so we kinda know what the other is doing.....lol Thank you very much. God bless.
The arrows looked really good Ron ...
Thank you! God bless.
Ron Pratt your welcome Ron ...
Hi Ron: Got several questions but wanted to say this first. As a former heavy duty wrecker driver I want to compliment you on your videos, knowledge, and the way you narrate your videos. You are the only one I watch on youtube. Now for the questions. Are you the only wrecker company in your area? If not, are you on a call rotation? How far do you cover police calls from your home base? How far away from you is another heavy duty wrecker company? Have you ever had to call another heavy duty wrecker from another company to assist you in a recovery situation? If you had the money to purchase more wreckers what would your choice be? By choice I mean like another rotater, rollback, or another one like your Peterbilt? Your new arrow stick looks great. If I may suggest, is to figure out a way for a magnet mount arrow stick that could be set up on the wheel lift or something to tie down on the end of the bed of your rollback. That way it would be lower and in better eyesight for cars. Again I really like your videos and look forward to more. God Bless you and your family and all your employees. Be safe.
Pure professionals! 👍 Tnx for sharing. God bless and watch over your crew.
Impressive speedy "Picker Upper", good work. Good teamwork, skill and timing and you are on you´re way home again.
Thanks and God bless.
As others have suggested, a black background against the arrow on the roll back would be a very good idea to make it stand out more.
Thanks for the suggestions. God bless.
I understand what thought prosses is with cones and traffic signs. I'm being taught the same for long term high risk recoverys but for short throw and goes like this video my boss says the longer I stand on the road the higher the chance of being hit is. I guess my opinion is the more time spent with cones ect putting your self in traffic ups the risk of a accident
I was expecting a talon cam when you said stay tuned past the credits. But great tow and quick road clearence
Thanks and God bless
Quick recovery. Good job , guys
Talon and you did a great job, thanks
Another top-notch job by the crew at Midwest Truck! Ron, your videos are easily some of the best out there. Keep up the good work and stay safe out there on the roads.
Thank you very much and God bless.
That arrow board is a nice improvement. Other than a dark backing like others have mentioned, the other suggestion I would have to help you stay safe out there is a portable sign you can leave on the road a bit in advance of a scene to give drivers an advance warning, like this one: www.thefirestore.com/store/product.aspx/productId/31659/Dicke-Fold-Roll-Fluorescent-Pink-Emergency-Traffic-System-Accident-Ahead-Sign/
Another great recovery Ron. Nice big arrow on new board, & seen several car come right up to back of truck.... I guess if they did not see the big tow truck & flashing lights sitting there, how were we to expect them to see the arrow... Very dangerous with the other drivers so close.
Some will never get the picture. God bless.
like others have said, you should have some sort of backing board behind that arrow, it's very hard to see otherwise, it gets washed out in the daylight
You/ve probably addressed this by now, but a small 3" flat black border on the arrow board makes a HUGE difference, similar to what they put around all traffic lights.
It was a pleasure meeting you today Ron
Thank you and you as well. Thank you for stopping by. God bless and stay safe.
A true professionals. The Holy Spirit rides with Ron and Crew.
No matter the danger from drivers who refuse to follow safety rules and put first responders at risk. Midwest Truck shows the rest of the industry how to do it when Jesus is at your side.
Mr ron pratt thank you for the videos sir. Mehlville School District began school yesterday and my bus broke down yesterday. Lol ehat an coincidences
You should get Talon a camera. It would be great to see his point of view
Another great video.... great to see the new arrow but you need something dark behind it to help with contrast and make it even more effective
great timing for the other bus to show up. Bakersfield, Ca
I really like how you can see good out the windshield
Love watching your videos. No bad language like on some of the others. Thanks ,Ron.
Thank you and and you won't find those things on my channel. Family friendly all the way. God bless.
Love the arrow on top of the flat bed more tow company need then for their safety
Love the new gear and everything. New lightbar and dashcam.
Thank you. I take the suggestions from my viewers seriously and they have offered really valuable input toward the changes. God bless.
Ron would love to here your back story of how you got started. Some of the story when you wore new. What got you in this field.
Nicely done, Talon almost beat you to it. By the time you had set all the cones out he was almost ready to roll. Guess there will be a new modification to the roll back. A piece of pipe welded to the side to hold the stop/go sign while your hands are busy.
Thank you and God bless.
Glad you have that sign now,Really hope it work's for ya on the highway..
Great job gentlemen..Be safe out there..
It has been working well so far. God bless.
You can buy fold up saw horses and small construction barriers cheaply these days, you could fit signs and lights to a couple of those to deploy at the scene .
Hmm nice idea. I love all the feedback I receive on this channel. Thank you. God bless.
Hello Ron. Nice Setup the yellow arrow I love it just you can't see it to well. Is there a way you guy can do it like DOT does just a little step up. with a flat black fold able board behind it you can make it much more visable so when on scene you just pop it up with a 12V motor pulling a cable. This way the Yellow Arrow would really stand out from anything behind even when sunlight is behind it.
Anyhow great job keep up the great work.
I am loving the new video style and especially the end part. Very well done as always Ron
Great, I am so glad you enjoy the end. Many are commenting this as well. God bless.
In the video at least, the arrow board was difficult to see against the bright sky. I think it should have some sort of a dark background if possible.
I have been getting several suggestions for that. I will look into it. Thanks for the feedback. God bless.
Your current traffic control method works wonders! But I still think getting a police vehicle fresh out of service (Governor reinstalled for safety and ?legal? reasons) - light bars, sirens, computer mount and all - would be an excellent addition to your fleet. You could print out customers' invoices right from the car, you'd have cherries, berries, and sirens ready and available for when you'd need it. And with the lights and sirens running, your company could easily make a quick response to most situations to assess (Or to respond to a request for traffic control).
Just a few more ideas from me, Ron. God Bless you and your family. A very special shout out to those in your profession; Busy traffic and waiting to pull onto the road, rollback stopped up traffic for me to get through. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS
Thank you my friend for the wonderful suggestions. The arrow board is a step in the right direction and we are still working on research to determine what kind, type and size vehicle might work best for us for traffic management. I like your idea and will definitely look into that. Thank you for always taking the time to comment and uplift. God bless.
A potentially low-cost option could also be an impact attenuator on one of your rollbacks, with its wheel lift lowered and set in place (I hope I'm using the right term!) to further anchor it. I'd say you should put one on the rotator, but with all the weight that thing can lift, I don't think anything short of a tractor trailer is going to uproot it!
May our Lord Bless you and Keep you safe.
Ron, weld some short pipe sleeves on the outside of the roll back side rails to drop the stop sign handle into. That would be better than sticking it into the top of a cone.
Thanks again for your videos Ron.
I really loved the fast forward ending, that was really kool looking...
i drive a 2005 C-2 wheelchair bus we start back up on the 28th thanks for what you do
May you have a safe and blessed school year. God bless.
Second time you've towed this #2 bus. Maybe it misses the lady that used to drive it.
nice one ron thank you. stay safe
Good progress, Ron. MUCH safer traffic control. I agree with m9 ovich, a black background on your arrow board would be more effective.
That seems to be the general consensus. I will have to look into that. We threw this up quickly to get it in use. I promise you that it is VERY bright, even though it doesn't appear to be so through the eye of the camera. Thanks, friend. God bless.
The bit after the credits looked like a leggo movie with the fish eye lens and the speed up and all
But did you like it?
Talon, Ron. Craftsmanship . Simple as... Darren UK
Thanks for watching and God bless.
Great job as usual Ron, please ask Ethan to forgive me for not wishing him a belated happy birthday last week. Happy birthday Ethan, God bless you and you family
Thank you and I will tell him. My kids have always celebrated birthdays like Mardi Gras.....it lasts sometimes for weeks. LOL God bless.
Great communication
Awesome traffic control
Safety of the kids was handled very well
A “slow down, Move Over sign would have gotten more people’s attention.
Great job by talon for hookin and bookin
The school administrator should have been kept near the guard rail instead of in the ‘kill zone’ but great job nonetheless.
Nice & fast work!!! Good Job Ron & Talon!
Even though I'm in Myrtle Beach South Carolina, nice job and good bless you for your city
Am praying for your protection Ron God Bless
Thank you so much. That is how I get home each time...prayers always carry me. God bless.
another fantastic job and I am not surprised really and I appreciate what you do for your community. also do you know what song you are using for your intro. I play trumpet and it's a really sick song. anyway thank you and God bless.
Marshall Harmon The Rotator deserves that fine brass band!
Love the arrow board I hope you install on all your vehicles
Looks to be a Feniex industry fusion light bar. Great choice.
Hey Rotator Ron Thanks for another great vid! Seeing you inside the school bus made me wonder... where you a good boy when you rode the school bus or did you ever get in trouble????
Nice job I like how you put the street on there